The Czech government has introduced strict measures to fight the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 virus and this has strongly impacted fashion retail in the country. On 12 March 2020, the government issued resolutions to shut down most cross-border transportation and declared a state of emergency in the Czech Republic. This resulted in...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a strongly negative impact on apparel in the UAE, with the category being less essential than industries such as grocery, and thus more prone to fluctuations in demand. Sales dipped significantly during the three-month lockdown, which lead to a domino effect throughout the year and will result in negative growth of...
Apparel Market in Australia to 2024 with COVID-19 Impact Analysis Summary Apparel retail sales in Australia stood at AUD 35.9bn in 2019 and forecasted to reach AUD 36.5bn in the year 2024. The outbreak of COVID-19 (COVID-19) is set to trim AUD9.0billion out of Australian apparel retail sales in...
Black Friday in United Kingdom (UK) 2020 - Consumer Dynamics and Spending Habits Summary Black Friday in United Kingdom (UK) 2020 report forms part of Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive insight into the consumer dynamics and spending habits of UK consumers for Black Friday. The...
The apparel and footwear market in the UK was struggling before the pandemic, both due to high overhead costs and competition from e-commerce for physical retailers, and increasing market saturation and competition from emerging players. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a massive drop in sales in 2020 as a result of lockdowns and social distancing...
All categories within apparel and footwear in Denmark recorded significant declines in retail value sales in 2020, predominantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic, apparel and footwear suffered from the forced closure of non-essential retail stores from mid-March to mid-May 2020. Apparel...
Apparel and footwear recorded a negative performance in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection in the country, the Russian authorities imposed a national lockdown self-isolation period that lasted from 30 March until 1 June 2020. Apparel and Footwear in Russia report offers a comprehensive...
Apparel and footwear was one of the most affected industries by COVID-19, posting strong losses in 2020. All categories suffered value declines, most of which decline percentages were down by double digits. This was partly due to store closures and the lockdown, which also influenced consumer needs for apparel and footwear, but also due to...
Lockdown in Argentina was one of the longest in the world and negatively impacted apparel and footwear sales. Physical stores remained closed for many months with a few opening mid-June in the Great Buenos Aires area. In the interior of the country the situation was initially a little less intense with physical stores opening before those...
Apparel and footwear registered a significant fall in sales during 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lifestyle changes and increased price-sensitivity caused by the virus, changed the otherwise positive outlook envisaged for the year. As a result, a double-digit value decline of 12% was recorded in 2020, compared to 3%...